{"product_id":"the-united-methodist-church-and-martha-harris-9781073381982","title":"The United Methodist Church and Disability: Essays and Practical Tips for Churches, Clergy, and People with Disabilities","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSometimes it takes low vision to give the church new vision \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eRebecca was no stranger to adversity. Born with bilateral congenital cataracts, Rebecca developed glaucoma at the age of four years old and experienced significant sight loss. When Rebecca was ordained as an elder in the Susquehanna Conference of the United Methodist Church, she promised herself that she would use her voice to lift up others who have also experienced hardship and adversity in their lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn October of 2018, Rebecca started a blog (BeckieWrites.com) and was deeply touched to discover that her voice resonated with many other people, especially other women of faith and people with disabilities. In this volume, Rebecca gathers the best of her writing as it relates to faith, disability, and the United Methodist Church.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis volume includes: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-A basic introduction to the theology of disability\u003cbr\u003e-Advice for churches who would like to become more accessible\u003cbr\u003e-Ideas for inclusive worship\u003cbr\u003e-Practical tips for clergy and other professionals who are dealing with sight loss\u003cbr\u003e-Relationship and career advice for people with disabilities -Analysis of ways that a possible split in the United Methodist Church may impact clergy with disabilities\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a person of Filipino-American descent, Rebecca hopes to offer her diverse voice and unique world view to help her church find a way forward through this challenging time. It is also her hope to that the essays, ideas, and articles gathered together in this volume will inspire and empower other people with disabilities to follow their dreams.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRebecca is proud to be a visually impaired writer and half-Filipino clergywoman. She is chair of the Disability Ministries Task Force of the Susquehanna Conference of the United Methodist Church and a graduate of Wesley Theological Seminary. She has been recognized as an emerging young leader by Path 1 Ministries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRebecca's poems have been published in several small literary journals. In 2018, she published her first chapbook, \u003ci\u003eThrough My Good Eye: A Memoir in Verse\u003c\/i\u003e. Her writing has also appeared in \u003ci\u003eHacking Christianity, United Methodist Insight, Keys for Kids, CAPTIVATING  Magazine, Bold Blind Beauty, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSacramental Life\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. She blogs about faith, books, and disability awareness at BeckieWrites.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRebecca serves in full time pastoral ministry in the Susquehanna Conference of the United Methodist Church. She and her husband are the proud parents of one very large cat and one exceedingly sassy Chihuahua.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Martha Harris, Rebecca L. Holland\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1073381986\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781073381982\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/13\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 210\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.69lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.48d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Martha Harris","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44201986031871,"sku":"9781073381982","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3d637678-bec2-4947-a5f4-8c2063bbd23c.jpg?v=1691492568","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-united-methodist-church-and-martha-harris-9781073381982","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}